Some tough times ahead for the Richmond County School System as it gets ready to sign off on a budget that has some deep cuts. State law requires that the budget be balanced by June 1st. It has been a lengthy process with some hard decisions coming down from the Superintendent, and the Board of Education. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the story.

The Richmond County School Board will use federal money to pay the salaries of 45 teachers and $5 million in stimulus money to help balance the budget. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the details.

Systemwide results show Richmond County students made strides in reading and math on the CRCT. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for a look at the early numbers and what school leaders attribute the increase to.

The proposed Richmond County Schools budget includes furloughing everyone for four days except teachers and bus drivers. That would save almost $250,000 a day. But, a Reduction in Force is one option being considered by the board to get rid of a $17.9 million shortfall. Count on WJBF’s Renita Crawford for the latest.

According to Louis Svehla, Public Information Officer for the Richmond County Board of Education, the Richmond County School System is proud to release the preliminary results from this year’s high school graduation tests. These are preliminary numbers that could change.

According to Louis Svehla, Public Information Officer for the Richmond County Board of Education (RCBOE), their online school zone locator for the 2009-2101 school year has been updated. The changes reflect the new zones based on the current Rightsizing process and the approvals given by RCBOE.

We have the list of Richmond County School System (RCSS) 2009 State Media Festival winners.

In Richmond County, students took the CRCT a week earlier to allow for earlier test results, and in the end, avoid going to summer school. Count on Renita Crawford for the latest in the WJBF News Channel 6 School Report.

Richmond County School Board members were back at it, Tuesday night, talking about another phase of rightsizing. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

Local schools are working to protect students from the swine flu virus, and they say although they haven’t taken any precautions yet, they’ll be ready should they need to take action. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud spoke with school officials from Richmond County and Columbia County, on Tuesday, about their plans.

It could be the end of the line for some Richmond County teachers. Those who didn’t make the grade…won’t be back in the classroom. Two dozen teachers received letters of non-renewal. The reasons were varied, from lapses in certification, to not following procedure. Tenured teachers can appeal Superintendent Dr. Dana Bedden’s decision, but in the end, he says it comes down to accountability. WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford has the story.

We could know by the end of Tuesday night which Richmond County schools would have to close, or consolidate, under a rightsizing plan. The board is meeting on the issue, right now.

According to Louis Svehla, the Richmond County Board of Education’s (RCBOE) Public Information Officer, the area of Morgan Road Middle School and Jamestown Elementary School is currently experiencing a power outage. Power has now been restored. The outage was caused by an issue with Jefferson Electric.

At a Richmond County Board of Education meeting, Tuesday night, plans were approved to rezone some Richmond County high school and middle school students.

Richmond County School Board members are scheduled to vote on revamping its schools, in the wake of an unstable economy. For the past few months, board members and Superintendent Doctor Bedden have been meeting about rightsizing. Under the plan, some schools would consolidate, and others would close. And, as the board prepares to make a decision, the rightsizing agenda is not sitting well with some parents and teachers. A vote on the plan was expected Tuesday night, but Dr. Bedden is now saying he’s not sure whether that vote will happen, Tuesday night. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud has more.